The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Heavenly Origin Sect were no more than a name!
Qingxu Daode Tianzun, Daoxing Tianzun, Grand Master Lingbao, and Julusun had long since died at Shen Gongbao's hands. Huanglong Zhenren had fallen into the Devil Dao, while True Lord Yu Ding had been gravely wounded by Yang Jian and sent back to Kunlun Mountain.
Now, only Guangchengzi, Chijingzi, Daoist Cihang, Puxian Zhenren, and Manjushri, the Heavenly Lord of Broad Law, remained on the battlefield.
Taiyi Zhenren, who had originally been one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, had been placed on the Investiture of the Gods List at the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Jiang Ziya, who had taken his place, was still imprisoned in Great Shang's camp.
The tide had turned. There was no going back!
Future Buddha Bai Ze pressed his palms together, his face filled with compassion.
"Chijingzi, Puxian Zhenren, you are fated to join the Western Teachings. Why not take refuge in Buddhism and become Buddhas or bodhisattvas of our Western Teachings?"
Buddha Light filled the sky, and Sanskrit characters drifted through the air.
Chijingzi and Puxian Zhenren looked at Future Buddha Bai Ze with complicated expressions, then glanced across the battlefield. Great Shang had already defeated Great Zhou.
The deaths of Qingxu Daode Tianzun and the others had planted seeds of fear in their hearts. If they couldn't find a way out now, they might die at Shen Gongbao's hands, too.
The two exchanged a glance, then together bowed to Future Buddha Bai Ze in the Buddhist manner.
"Your disciples are willing to take refuge in Buddhism. We beg Buddha to protect us!"
Seeing this, Future Buddha Bai Ze smiled and nodded. His smile looked like a blooming chrysanthemum, especially nauseating and eerie.
"The sea of suffering is